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Importance of Lighting in Movies
Lighting is crucial when making a film, and lights are what a cinematographer uses to paint a set. Use lighting changes to help define characters with filmmaking tips from a director and filmmaker in...
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How to Make a Horror Movie With Low Budget Special Effects
When making horror movies on a low budget, remember to make the fake blood darker than one might think. Find out how to make cheap special effects for horror movies with filmmaking tips from a director...
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Independent Filmmaking Basics
An independent film is a film that is financed by an entity other than a movie studio. Discover why the story and the script is so crucial in independent films with filmmaking tips from a director and...
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Movie Filming Equipment
A camera for filmmaking has a body, lenses, the film plane and the magazine. Learn about tripods, dollies, grip equipment and post equipment with filmmaking tips from a director and filmmaker in this...
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Lighting Techniques in Film & Television
The basic lighting setup in filmmaking is the three-point lighting setup, which includes a main source, a fill light and a rim light or back light. Discover how to use lights and shadows to create...
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Movie Script Guidelines
When writing movie scripts, the first rule of thumb is that it shouldn't be any more than 120 pages. Discover where to place major plot points in a movie script with filmmaking tips from a director and...
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Movie Making Tools
Tools for making movies include scripts, actors, cameras, sets and sound studios. Discover how different tools come together to make a movie with filmmaking tips from a director and filmmaker in this...
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What Is Key Lighting?
Key lighting is the main lighting source that is used in filmmaking. Learn about the importance of the ratio between key lights and fill lights with filmmaking tips from a director and filmmaker in...
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Video Filming Tips
If someone is shooting a movie on a video, they need to move quickly and try to get their main light source to be a soft, diffused light. Shoot as many takes as necessary when filming on video with...
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What Does 8mm Film Look Like?
Eight millimeter film is the same thing as 35 and 16 millimeter film, only smaller. Use 8 millimeter film for an old fashioned, grainy look with filmmaking tips from a director and filmmaker in this...
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Quentin Tarantino Film Techniques
Quentin Tarantino is a notable filmmaker because he has left his credit as writer and director out of his films, he has given his characters aliases, and he has used Mexican standoffs in his films....
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What Does a Documentary Producer Do?
A documentary producer has a difficult job because he has to do a lot of legal work to get releases for everything that appears in the film. Learn about the editing process of documentary fillmmaking...
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What Does a Production Assistant Do?
A production assistant does everything that needs to be done for a movie that nobody else wants to do. Find out what kind of errands a production assistant has to run with filmmaking tips from a...
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What Does It Take to Be a Filmmaker?
In order to become a filmmaker, all that's really needed is a camera and a boom. Discover how to hone filmmaking skills through practice with filmmaking tips from a director and filmmaker in this free...
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What Does a Set Designer Do?
A set designer and a production designer are essentially the same thing, which means creating the world that the film takes place in. Discover why a good set designer should be a craftsman with...
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What Is an Art Director?
In filmmaking, an art director is the person who develops the look, feel and texture of the movie. Learn the importance of meetings between art directors and film directors with filmmaking tips from a...
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What Is Film Narrative?
A film narrative is the story that the movie is telling, whether that narrative is linear or fractured. Discover how to use flashbacks and voice-overs when crafting a film narrative with filmmaking...
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What Is Digital Video Editing?
Digital video editing is movie editing that is done on a computer in a non-linear system. Find out how to jump between frames in digital video editing with filmmaking tips from a director and filmmaker...
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What Is Art Direction in Film?
In film, art direction is essentially a fancy term for production design. Find out how art direction creates the world that is seen in a movie with filmmaking tips from a director and filmmaker in this...
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What Is Production Design?
Production design is the design of the set of the movie, or the world that the characters live within. Learn about the different platforms used in production design with filmmaking tips from a director...
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What Is Frontal Lighting?
In filmmaking, frontal lighting is basically having one light that comes from, or near, the camera and shines forward. Discover how frontal lighting is used to hide wrinkles on a person's face with...
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What's the Process for Making a Movie?
The process for making a movie involves finding a story to tell, putting together a budget, raising money, getting the people to make the movie and making the movie. Find out what happens in...
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How to Audition Backup Singers
Audition backup singers by running a newspaper ad or press release, holding an open audition in a meeting room and having music available for the singers to sing. Avoid telling people who audition...
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How to Make a Break Dance Video
Making a break dance video requires auditioning break dancers, getting a video camera, syncing up CD quality sound with the video and learning how to make video cuts. Produce a break dance video by...
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How Much Does It Cost to Start a Record Label?
The cost to start a record label can range from hundreds of dollars to hundreds of thousands of dollars depending on knowledge of the record industry and business connections. Find recording artists...
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How to Create Your Own Rap Beats
Create your own rap beats with sound editing software, such as ACID Pro or FruityLoops, which allows musicians to create beats and loop them over and over. Add different elements to rap beats with tips...
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Types of Lighting in Portrait Photography
In portrait photography, hard lighting shines down behind the subject to separate them from the backdrop, while soft lighting fills in from the side with a soft glow. Experiment with different lighting...
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How to Make Stop-Motion Movies
To make stop-motion movies, take individual pictures with a camera or video camera while making small movements with an object. Learn how tedious making a stop-motion movie can be with information from...
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How to Develop a Talk Show
Develop a talk show by deciding what type of show to produce, finding the right host, getting a camera guy and finding a good editor. Make sure sound is excellent for a talk show with advice from a TV...
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Studio Lighting Basics
The basics of studio lighting include hard lighting to illuminate the subject, soft bank lighting to light the background and small source lights to create a soft glow. Make people pop off the screen...
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How to Write a TV Talk Show
To write a TV talk show, determine topics according to the shows demographics, know what type of audience to reach out to, and find good questions to have the interviewer ask. Develop unique topics...
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Understanding Photography Lighting
The two main types of photography lighting are hard lighting and soft lighting. Hard lighting shines hard on the back of the subject's head, while soft lighting is diffused into a soft glow. Work with...
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How to Make Movies
Making movies requires a video camera, an editing system, great microphones and education on movie production. Consider hiring a video editor to help with making movies using advice from a TV and video...
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How to Become a Music Video Dancer
To become a music video dancer, contact local production companies, make connections with record labels or musicians, and check out local dance schools. Contact current music video dancers to discuss...
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How to Promote Comedy Shows
Promote comedy shows through newspaper ads, television commercials, radio advertising and fliers. Socialize and network with different people to promote comedy shows with advice from a TV and video...
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Digital SLR Cameras for Sports Photography
Using digital SLR cameras for sports photography allows the photographer to manipulate pictures on a computer and use a telescopic lens. Consider a Nikon or Canon digital SLR camera for sports...
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What Is a Laser Disc?
A laser disc is an obsolete, analog format used to record and play audio and video. It was invented in 1958 and failed to catch on with the general public. Learn how laser discs were the forerunner to...
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What Is the Definition of an Actor?
An actor is defined as anyone who acts, performs or pretends to be something that they are not. Many actors go through acting school and audition for different roles. Find out more about actors with...
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What Are Stage Directors?
Stage directors are the people who direct the action that takes place on a stage or in some type of production. Learn how stage directors may be taking direction from the main director with information...
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What Does a Stage Manager Do?
A stage manager manages the technical aspects of the stage, props and the position of actors. Find out how stage managers on TV or film sets may work as a middle person between the producer, director...
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What Is Portraiture Photography?
Portraiture photography is when a person, couple or family has their photo taken in a posed manner. Learn how the job of a portrait photographer is to make the subjects look good with information from...
View ArticleHow To Shoot a Movie
Have you ever watched a film and thought to yourself, "I can do that"? Believe it or not, it's not just dusting off your camcorder and pressing record. However, with the advancement of digital...
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How to Make Movie Gunshot Effects
Gunshot sound effects for movies are created by either using a real gun, using a fake gun with blanks, recording the sound of a firecracker or popping an inflated plastic bag. Create a gunshot sound...
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How to Make Movie Props
Many movie props can be made out of latex, which is available at costume and cosmetic shops, and fake blood is always useful when making horror or action movies. Create movie props on a budget with...
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How to Make Fake Body Parts
Fake body parts can easily be created out of recycled materials, such as PVC pipe, packing foam, old couch cushions and old clothing. Shop at thrift stores for materials for making fake body parts with...
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How to Edit Home-Made Movies
This is a step-by-step guide that will teach you how to edit your own home-made movies using Windows Movie Maker. This is a very fun, but challenging process. The rewards are wonderful, as you can show...
View ArticleHow to Incorporate Product Placement
If you have seen "The Truman Show," then you know exactly what product placement refers to. Product placement is a tactic seen in film production that works as an advertising tool. Companies will pay a...
View ArticleHow to Edit a Dream Sequence
Dream sequences are visual tools used in films for two reasons: first, to express the creativity and artistry of the filmmaker, and second, to show what a character really has going on inside that...
View ArticleHow to Film a Simple Fight Scene
We have all seen the scenes in movies where two characters engage in a physical fight. The actors clearly are not really hurting each other, but a very fine line exists between looking realistic and...
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How to Convert AVI to DVD
There are several ways to convert AVI to DVD, and this process requires an editing program like Sony Vegas. Take an AVI file and re-render it as an MPEG2 before saving the file with help from a...
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